Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison this week, due to limited comparable records. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.88/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −121.99 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$251.88

4 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$634

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$121.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.57

vs NC average

−84.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	312.50	1,619	2thin
Small 1	515	191.25	985	2thin

One grade step is worth $121.25/cwt here — about $634 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.84, low $362.11, median $373.86 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

251.88

—

NC average9 barns · 221 hd

290.45

−38.57

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−84.04

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−121.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,740	170.00	2,958	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	140.00	1,883	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	120.88	1,236	5thin

Every lot, as filed

21 lots · USDA AMS · Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	330	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	270	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	790	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	310	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,347	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,958	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	344.93/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	699	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	1
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	340	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	893	1
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Small 1Full	500–550	500	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	839	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,883	1

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

Mon Jun 23, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 100Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 13

No price comparison this week, due to limited comparable records. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	292.50	292.50
1	300–350	330	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	262.50	262.50
1	350–400	355	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	410	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	518	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	352.50	352.50
3	500–550	513	340.00–352.50	344.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	125.00–130.00	126.73
1	—	860	97.50	97.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	170.00	170.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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